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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...

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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...

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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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there is no playlist on anything

PlanPremiumCountry: america Devicemacbook pro 2014 Operating SystemMacOS Catalina The problem started last year when my spotify stoped working by not displaying any songs on any playlists. I delated the app using Appcleaner, and search for any catche...

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Plan Premium Country: america   Device macbook pro 2014   Operating System MacOS Catalina   The problem started last year when my spotify stoped working by not displaying any...

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Superuser Contribution Can no longer remove songs from Made For You

Plan PremiumCountry UK DeviceLenovo Thinkpad T480Operating SystemWindows 10 1903 My Question or IssueThe option to remove songs from my Made For You > My Daily Mix playlists has disappeared, was this an intentional update or is there somethingn wrong...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device Lenovo Thinkpad T480 Operating System Windows 10 1903   My Question or Issue The option to remove songs from my Made For You > My Daily Mix play...

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Play local files from desktop using phone or smartwatch.

PlanFreeCountry DeviceGalaxy Note 9/Galaxy Active 2Operating SystemAndroid/Tizen My Question or IssueCan I play my local files from PC using my phone and or smart watch while I'm not on same Wifi and without storing them locally to either device? I w...

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Plan Free Country   Device Galaxy Note 9/Galaxy Active 2 Operating System Android/Tizen   My Question or Issue Can I play my local files from PC using my phone and or smart watch ...

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Spotify cannot play song and then skips all songs... (with a workaround)

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI had the dread Spotify can't play issue where it would attempt to play and then skip the song after 2~ seconds.. and then skip every other song...I had this sporadically, and a a...

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Plan Premium Country   Device PC Operating System Windows    My Question or Issue I had the dread Spotify can't play issue where it would attempt to play and then skip the so...

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Remove the BIG annoying New Playlist button and status bar please

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSuddenly the Playlist has less space. The button "New Playlist" is not used enough to justify this size or placement. Kind regards, Geir

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Plan Premium Country Norway Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Suddenly the Playlist has less space.  The button "New Playlist" is not used enough to justify this si...

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Solved!! Playlist always play in shuffle mode

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWith the Spotify app my playlists always play in shuffle mode even if I change the mode, it remains played randomly, I can not listen to the songs of the same album a...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue With the Spotify app my playlists always play in shuffle mode even if I change the mode, i...

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How do i add local songs to an album

PlanPremiumCountryswedenDevice(PC, iPhone 8+)Operating System(iOS 13, windows 10) My Question or IssueThere's an album with a couple of the songs taken out and i was wondering if i could add them back in through local files?

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  Plan Premium Country sweden Device (PC, iPhone 8+) Operating System (iOS 13, windows 10)   My Question or Issue There's an album with a couple of the songs taken out and i was ...

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Cant listen Music on Desktop Client but im able on Smartphone

PlanPremium (Family)CountryGermanyDevicePC & SmartphoneOperating SystemWin 10 1903 / Android 9 My Question or IssueI can't listen to the following title via the desktop client of Spotify:Kaan, Snoop Dogg, Eleni Foureira - Sirens - Radio EditIt's gray...

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Plan Premium (Family) Country Germany Device PC & Smartphone Operating System Win 10 1903 / Android 9   My Question or Issue I can't listen to the following title via the desktop c...

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Spotify cant reproduce any song on client app

PlanPremiumCountrySpain DeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI cant reproduce any song in the client app (Spotify works fine in web player or android with the same acc) When I click on "Play" the song dont start and it continua...

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Plan Premium Country Spain  Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I cant reproduce any song in the client app (Spotify works fine in web player or andr...

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Spotify unable to start

PlanFreeCountrySingapore DeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify blank screen. have tried uninstalling and re-installing and still it doesnt work. error

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Plan Free Country Singapore   Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify blank screen. have tried uninstalling and re-installing and still it doesn...

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Error Code: 4 PLEASE HELP

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindows ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify was working just the other day, but yesterday I tried to open it and it kept giving me the error code. I have tried all the recommended wor...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Windows Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify was working just the other day, but yesterday I tried to open i...

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play/pause/forward and backward buttons not working

PlanPremiumCountrycanadaDevicehp pavilion x2 10Operating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuerecently my play pause fast forward and rewind buttons built into my keyboard have stopped working. im not sure why they work on everything else

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Plan Premium Country canada Device hp pavilion x2 10 Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue recently my play pause fast forward and rewind buttons built into my keyboard ha...

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Solved!! Spotify Failed To Open Error (1304)

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceWindows 10 Installer & Windows 10 appOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo basically when I try to open the spotify app I get that error. No idea how I got it or what's causing it. I'm willing to try anything. Th...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Windows 10 Installer & Windows 10 app Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So basically when I try to open the spotify app I get that e...

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[Windows] The Playlist Förfest! have the wrong songs.

The Playlist Förfest! have the wrong songs. If I click on one song, let's say Darin - Hög. It gives me a completley other song. (Wahlstedt, Vanillaz - Time to Shine)It's the same with all the other songs in that playlist. PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevi...

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The Playlist Förfest! have the wrong songs. If I click on one song, let's say Darin - Hög. It gives me a completley other song. (Wahlstedt, Vanillaz - Time to Shine) It's the same with all the other...

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Question about local file quality

So recently I bought a vinyl of Purity Ring's begin again on vinyl. The album came with a download to some high quality mp3's, which sound incredibly nice. However when I imported them through the local files section of Spotify, I noticed that the so...

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So recently I bought a vinyl of Purity Ring's begin again on vinyl. The album came with a download to some high quality mp3's, which sound incredibly nice. However when I imported them thro...

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How queueing works

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI don’t understand how queueing is supposed to work in Spotify. Suppose I want to play two albums, X and Y, in succession without my having to start Y manually after X has ended: I thought que...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I don’t understand how queueing is supposed to work in Spotify. Suppose I want to play two albums, X and Y, in succession wi...

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"Don't play this song" option repeatedly disappearing from daily mixes

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDeskop, AndroidOperating SystemAndroid, Windows 10 My Question or IssueIt's a daily gamble if the option to dislike Daily Mix songs is there and a couple of mine have been playing garbage that I don't want to hear. Using the...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Deskop, Android Operating System Android, Windows 10   My Question or Issue It's a daily gamble if the option to dislike Daily Mix songs is there and a c...

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Solved!! Playlist Exchange not allowing Spotify Link

Hi, Spotify community - trying to submit a playlist on the Spotify playlist exchange and I get an error- I am a curator/DJ/artist just starting on Spotify. I have claimed my artist's account (dropped a couple of originals) - I try to copy/paste the p...

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Hi, Spotify community - trying to submit a playlist on the Spotify playlist exchange and I get an error- I am a curator/DJ/artist just starting on Spotify. I have claimed my artist's account (dropped...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No option to dislike songs on desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(LG V20, Windows 10 pc) My Question or IssueWhy is there no Dislike or equivolent button on the desktop platform.... I dont want to have to take my phone out everytime i want to dislike a song. This is very anoying and im th...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device (LG V20, Windows 10 pc)     My Question or Issue Why is there no Dislike or equivolent button on the desktop platform.... I dont want to have...

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Solved!! Spotify won't play on desktop or web player

PlanFreeCountryuk Operating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't get any songs to play on my personal computer except ones which I already have downloaded. I have reinstalled multiple times, cleared cache etc, disabled hardware accelleration ...

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Plan Free Country uk   Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't get any songs to play on my personal computer except ones which I already have downloaded. I have ...

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